Chinese word

鹌鹑

Pronunciation

Pinyinān chún

Meaning

  • nounquail

Example

鹌鹑会飞。ān chún huì fēi

Quails can fly.

Illustration for 鹌鹑 (quail)

More examples

我喜欢吃鹌鹑蛋。wǒ xǐ huān chī ān chún dàn

I like eating quail eggs.

Core concept

A small bird with dark stripes on its feathers, often staying low among grass.

Common phrases

  • 鹌鹑蛋ān chún dàn

    quail egg

  • 养鹌鹑yǎng ān chún

    raise quail

Similar words

鸟niǎo: A feathered animal with a beak and wings, usually able to fly.

Definition in Chinese

一种体形较小、羽毛上有深色条纹的鸟。yì zhǒng tǐ xíng jiào xiǎo yǔ máo shàng yǒu shēn sè tiáo wén de niǎo

Word origin

In the traditional spelling, both characters contain the bird component, while their other parts mainly help mark the sounds, linking the written form to the bird name.

Usage tips

  • Chinese normally puts a number together with an animal classifier before a bird noun, so a bare number does not usually come directly before this word.

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